June 2010
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Paper P4
Advanced Financial Management
ACCA P4 Advanced Financial Management
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Revision Mock Questions
FORMULAE SHEET
Modigliani and Miller proposition 2 (with tax) ke = kie + (1 − T)(kie − kd)
Vd Ve
Two asset portfolio sp =
2 2 w a s a + w 2 s 2 + 2w a w b rab s a s b b b
The capital asset pricing model
E(ri) = Rf + βi(E(rm) − Rf)
The asset beta formula
⎡ ⎤ ⎡ Vd (1 − T ) ⎤ Ve βa = ⎢ βe ⎥ + ⎢ βd ⎥ ⎣ (Ve + Vd (1 − T )) ⎦ ⎣ Ve + Vd (1 − T )) ⎦
The growth